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ProfessorCarolPropper

Business School

Chair in Economics
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9291c.propper CV

 
 
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414City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Burgess:2017:10.1111/ecoj.12422,
author = {Burgess, S and Propper, C and Tominey, E},
doi = {10.1111/ecoj.12422},
journal = {Economic Journal},
pages = {F117--F141},
title = {Incentives in the public sector: evidence from a governmentagency},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12422},
volume = {127},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We study the impact of team-based performance pay in a major UK government agency, thepublic employment service. The scheme covered quantity and quality targets, measured withvarying degrees of precision. We use unique data from the agency’s performancemanagement system and personnel records, linked to local labour market data. We show thaton average the scheme had no significant effect but had a substantial positive effect in smallteams, fitting an explanation combining free riding and peer monitoring. We also show thatthe impact was greater on better-measured quantity outcomes than quality outcomes. Thescheme was very cost effective in small offices.
AU  - Burgess,S
AU  - Propper,C
AU  - Tominey,E
DO  - 10.1111/ecoj.12422
EP  - 141
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 1468-0297
SP  - 117
TI  - Incentives in the public sector: evidence from a governmentagency
T2  - Economic Journal
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12422
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/30848
VL  - 127
ER  -
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